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Children learn their colors in pre-school, or simply by watching “Sesame Street.” They surely would have learned their colors Saturday night when the American Air Heating and Cooling All-Star Race rolled into the Lancaster Motor Speedway. The race had a little bit of green, some red, even a few shades of blue and yellow aplenty.

A summer basketball program held at the Springdale Recreation Center was a success, according to program supervisor Dennis Brown.

The five-week program drew 60 participants who ranged in age from 10-16.

“We felt the program went well,” Brown said. “The idea was that we didn’t have any coaches in the league, but the program was designed to instill basketball knowledge instead of having someone on the sidelines thinking for the players.

Fires at the historic Lancaster County Courthouse and 6th Circuit Solicitor Doug Barfield’s office in August 2008 served as a $322,922 wake-up call for better security for county government buildings.

The courthouse, which was built in 1828, was still being used as a court facility at the time of the fire. Officials agreed that it was woefully inadequate in security, and was not equipped with even burglar or fire alarms at the time of the fire.

One judge even wrote county officials a few years ago about his concerns about safety in the courtroom.

HEATH SPRINGS – Heath Springs Town Council is moving forward with a plan to raise its water and sewer rates.

Heath Springs now charges $15 for in-town residents for the first 3,000 gallons of water, and $15 for the first 3,000 gallons of sewer treatment for residents. Council is considering raising those fees to $20 each.

Council will vote on first reading of an ordinance to raise the rates in September.

Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to put the item on the next agenda to vote on. Councilman Eddie Moore cast the dissenting vote.

The focus will be on health care spending as Lancaster gears up for its third TEA Party on Saturday.

The event, which stands for Taxed Enough Already Party and which draws its inspiration from the Boston Tea Party tax revolt, is modeled after several similar forums that have been held throughout the country this year. Previous forums in Lancaster have focused on stimulus funding and the cap-and-trade tax.

Rob McCoy, a Heath Springs resident and owner of McCoy Motors in Indian Land, is helping organize the protest.